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LEADERS Subscribe for the Leader. Linn county is having the lar The Saturday market -See Ben gest registration in its history. son's show window. Henry Veateh, with his wife and Baby buggies of the be9t designs, eon left Friday for a few days visit in Corvallis. just ¡u Veateh A Lawson. New buildings are being erected , Seniors. J. I. Jonas made a short brininess We carry a complete line of farm all around town, and the work has Ed Finnerty a former high trip to Eugene on Wednesday. and garden tools. You cannot af not even started. ford to be without our No. 4. Im school student visited school Mon- Vota tor Win, J . Clarke for State The federal grand jury is at work j proved Planet Jr. As a seeder this day. Printer and you will vote right. turning out indictments, but so far tool is accurate, simple, durable, re A class meeting was held Friday Everybody is talking polities has not indicted any high officials. liable and easy running, doing first evening for selecting a minister these days, as the primaries grow In New York a woman has been class work in every particular. to preach the baceaularenute ser nearer. made receiver of a bankruptcy case, Gardeners aud Farmers who feel mon. The Epworth League market will the first in the histi ry of the court. that they haven’t enough work for Hugh’s version of the “ Search have lots of goodies at Benson’s J. D Cochra 1, Undertaker and a drill to do, will find this com for the Gieat Carbuncle” Pharmacy Saturday. “ Well— they were out on a wild Funeral Director. For night ser bined tool one of the most useful Miss Stella Day of Eugeue, agent vice cad ou W. A. Hogate, assist, uud efficient of nil helpers. ! goose chase.” of the Green Stamp people, was a ant. We wish the next time Sophia visitor here this week. ! and Hugh play “ Simon says thumbs Cottage Grove Fire Lads are Swift. New buildings and ml litions are J. I Jones is having extensive going op everywhere around in j up’ ’ they would let the rest of us Wednesday night about 6 p. tn. a | know about it, for we would like to 1 small blaze was discovered in the plans prepared for a fine residence town, and more houses are going to play to, or at least watch them. which he will build this summer. be built. kitchen roof of of Mrs. Cardwell’s Katie Hawley went to her home [residence, and was quickly extin-1 Veateh & Lawson have jnst ¡»tit Another French miner has been guisbed by a couple of men, even 1 , in Wildtvood Friday. in a fine line of the latest baby bug rescued after having been entombed before the boys had time to get gies of the celebrated Heywor.d for 25 days in the great mine dis It takes Hugh to jump ditches— there with their cart and get the brand. aster at Lena, France. and to fall iu. water ou. The Municipal ticket won out in Supt. J. A. Eade of the Oregon The fire department never loies Changes in the Electiic Plant. Eugene on Monday and hereafter •Securities Co. was in town Thurs any time when the bell riugs, and Able Sons. the couueil will stand 5 for and 3 day on business, and says that the if a team is in sight the hoys are The Cottage Grove Electric Com mill is running nicely. Ex-Mayor Yeatch was down at always welcome to hitch on. The against. pany has just put in several hun All ladies are invited to call and Geo. Brown of Osnkis, Minn.,[ dred dollars worth of new electric Eugene recently to hear his son, efficiency of the new water mains in who is attending the University, ense of fire has vet- to be tested, for see the new spring and summer lias moved here aud will make Ibis light fixtures in their display room. a re made w it h debate on the late question. Along which we are thankful, eveu though He is al They have several electric fans millinery displayed a* Miss Marv his permanent home. with him was an old friend, Mr. we feel certain of the quantity and ready employed at the Brown mill, which they hope to place as soon as Bartels’ parlors. Galloway, whose sou was also de pressure of the water. Your Sunday dinner will not be before hi- family has hardly gotten the day current is on. On Friday biting and both men listened to settled. the force of the men working at the complete without a good pie. The the debate with great attention and Epworth League will have some, Main street is beginning to look plant began drilling in the founda interest, for they found in the Citizen's Ticket Victorious In Mon. quite well again, ns each storekeep tions of the old engine preparatory speeches evidences of ability they dandies for sale Saturday. day's Election. to blasting it out to make room for had not imagined and each went County Supt. Dillard is busy er lias been doing some work fix 1 he new engine foundation. W A R D S It working on the apportionments of mg up in lrout ot his place of busi makes a goo I big pit where the away' feeling rather as though they 1st 2 nd 3 rd T o ta l school funds, on the basis of the ness. It is a good move and should new foundation is to he built. had mighty good renson to be M a y o r 10 1« 79 163 II. K. . l o l l fC) be kept up week by week. proud of their sons, such able recent school census reports. F . I!. P l l i l l i i . s (1.1 37 12 23 72 Some little trouble is being ex 0 9 30 and powerful boys as they had 1 K. Thom as (S ) ir* Tile Rw. Ro«s will he here from perienced in getting a good gravel K ecord er The very warm weaker of the found them to be. Mr. Galloway .1. là. V o l i n « ( C ) 40 51 TH 175 Absolutely Pure last few days bringing out all the Los Angeles to commence revival to use in the foundations, but the is tbe father of Chas. V. Galloway W . C C o n n e r ( 1 . ) ti 21 56 29 meetings nt die Metho list Episco 1?. \ . c . H r o w n ( S ) 7 12 57 18 work will commence fo o d . Tom leaves and buds, aud the gardens AntDdyapepOct m a y be eaten pal church Sunday. Everybody is Allen moved Tom Abrams house of Corvallis who is a candidate tor T r II e a s K u o r k e i r n ( C ) * ( L I SI 5 7 103 243 are coming up in tine shape. without inconvenience Congressional Representative. If c II W a l l a c e t S ) 12 <> 7 2 r> most cordially invited to conie and Friday to the lots south of the plant even by persons you want to hear Mr. Veateh talk C m . l a m n c í o i l s m T e n o r t u r ( C ) 55 A fair price to nil on spring and j hear this famous divine. to give room for the new boiler with delicate about a good man, listeu to him \\ . L . I l u l i h c l ! ( L ) 27 summer hats can tie had at Mis1- i (S ) 11 digestion Joe You»);' Ins a crew of men in house which will be built just north about Cbas. V. Galloway, he says O . W . D y e r Mary Bartels. All ladies invited to Il V enske (C ) 41 the Cottage Grove Lumber Co’s of the present engine room. The there is the man and would like to W . T H a r t fl.) 15 inspect my stock of new goods. KOV.t »»KIN« POWDtn 0 0 ., NtW V 0 MU 8 timber cruising it, with n deal about hundred horse power boiler, and tbe see him win out, for he is an honest J . T . A l l i s o n ( S ) C e o . M e Q u e e n (C ) 74 Robt. Suitor was in town over lo be made. Mr. Young hopes to new hundred horse power boiler strong and powerful man. 29 G eo. C (I.) Sunday. He is busily at work get this matter fixed up before will be lined up side by' side, and be A M c K in n e y (S ) 8 number of disastrous failure", most connected so as to work in unison, searching out the best location for a long. Cottage Grove Gun Club of which resulted from a lack of in tbe new house. mid but has not yet found the Jottings. knowledge of Ihe climatic oscilla C P. McCoy was in town on Wednesday a number of live right place. Thursday getting a fresh stock of A Northern Pacific engine got tion nnd from a fever of specula sportsmen of Cottage Grove got to The Catholic Church may have a provisions fir Ids tio mill in the Lath Mill Starts. gether and organized a gun club tired standing in its stall at the tion in western mortgages. a resident priest if arrangements Siuslaw’s. He says the mill is do IIOW T H E HAST w a s lirfiK O H n . The Brown Lumber Company is which will probably be known as roundhouse and ran out into the now under way are completed, ing first class work and lie would During a cycle of wet years agri turntable pit and w is badly wrecked the Cottage Grove Gun Club. Jobu now rtinniog steadily, and hopes to which if eousumated will be a lu e to see the roads set good culture was extended far across the continue to do so every' day. Their Baker was elected presideut ; Henry Wednesday tieing up all the other great thing for the members of that enough to begin hauling tics. plains, the movement being greatly logger, Frank Thomas, has got his Veateh, secretary; aud Harry Met engines in the house*at Portland. faith. t'ncilitated by companies form' d to calf, treasurer. Next Monday Chicago decided for municipal place loans and lake in r I gages on Harry Metes f is getting plans new donkey engine rigged up to Edd Jenks is eonsideiing build load the logs on the cars and will night the club will meet to adopt ing a new brick building on his made for a fine green house which ship in three train loads of logs ev- by-laws, etc. At present 40 mem ownership of stieet railways Tues real estate. The li 1 ■' was the day by a vote of 3330, bv proposing treasury from which the funds were he will build this summer on his Main street property this summer, ery two days at least, sending in bers have been taken in. Good as he thinks trade is working down Wall street property. The one he at least one good trainload each shooting grounds have been secured to issue 575.000,000 certificates for drawn- During the <•on;inn. 1 ce of rainfall the the street steadily and that he will has now is entirely too small for and every day. The lath mill was at the west end of Wall street and the purchase, ownership and main several years of amp! have no trouble in getting a renter flowers, consequently lie will build put into operation this week and two first class traps will be pur tenance of the strei t railways, but pr.-fits of tlieso loan agencies were did not carry the proposition to op great and prudence was thrown to the new house for that purpose en Mrs. Willis, mother of Mrs. Su tirely. will be run right along. As yet chased, which with one already on erate. the winds. A series of drv years sie Hubbard, accompanied bv ber there are a number of changes hand will make a good start. Much and the consequent faduro of crops France has ordered six giant •Y J. Warnock, republican can daughter, Mrs. Lee and daughter to be made to simplify handling of interest is being manifested and a forced the settlers to abandon their Miss P. Mable Lee all of McMinn didate for Sheriff of Lane County slabs and sawdust, which are being good club will doubtless be the re warships, each of which will be as powerful as the Kngl.h Dread- their farms nnd whole comities ville, arrived on the southbound was in town this week looking up rapidly pushed. A new 24 inch sult. Inaught, or the 111 w American bat- were practically depopulated. T o local Monday for a few days visit his political friends, and making drive belt will be installed to run day here »nd there on the Plains new acquaintances. He is well the saws in place ot tbe present 18 Southern Pacific Officials Pay Cottage | tleship Constitution. with relatives. the deserted sod li<• 11 - or th more known in all parts of tbe county inch belt, which will with the Grove a Visit. A Rocky Foul, Colo , banker McQueen and Ostrander are hav but here and in Wendling, and is substantial farm dwelling arc Lamed Friday morning a special train of ¡sold bis summer home in Wiscon against a level landscape, lonesome ing the corner buildiug repapered proceeding to get acquainted in change in pulleys increase the speed and cutting capacity of the main two conches, carrying Southern Pa- sin, and rushed the fun Is into reminders of the pioneei's failure. and repainted inside and out. The both places. great sources of wealth made pro cigc Railway officials, among whom Rocky Ford to prevent a foolish Occasionally the remains "f dozens young tlolks took advantage ot the Robt. Suitor advised us Friday saws. About 10,000 feet per day. were M. J. Buckley, General Su run on his bank, that started Tues of structures matk the site of what new floor last week and had a dance. The tloor was in good shape and a that, he had just ordered a new At An entire new set of live rolls will perintendent, L. R. Fields, Super day. Unable t<> realize at 01.< • a was once a prosperous town or intendent, and W. Bollons, Divis great amount of ready cash lie -add county seat but what is now only planer, as well as some other ma he installed shortly. first class time was enjoyed. Mr. Fischer stated to us this ion Engineer arrived here and staid his home, and stacked $50,00 . in the hnutil of tho coyote or tlie chinery to be put into bis new The new addition to the Christian plant, wherever it is located He week that it was his intention to several hours. These gentlemen gold on the counters, which sati fled gaunt gray wolf. Mortgages were Church is progressing rapidly, and also advised us that the Booth-Kel- push each portion ot the mill to its have been looking over the road the creditors. Rocky Ford is the foreclosed and Hie makers of loans it is expected that the new work wap rraellon became burdened with lap iey Com] any has just purchased a utmost capacity, and to make each for several days. While here they greatest center of ip’afi will all be completed by June ist. growing in the 'world, and »hips part pay for itself A number of mnde a short trip up the O A S E, set of six of these A4 planers, of lands practically valueless. At A large force of men is at work, and which are the finest and biggest new docks are being built for the stopping at various points to look hundreds of carloads abroad every tempts were made to construct irri everybody is kept on the jump. planers made, and are prepared to easier loading of the cars with heavy the country. Mr. Buckley laugh year. gation works to insure crops but Rev. Olsen is very enthusiastic make great improvements in their timbers, and also for the yard piles. ing volunteered the information to Hie results ns a rule were not suc over tbe outlook for tbe church mills. The Springfield mill is being As yet tho yard crews have not bad the editor that their trip up the O cessful and the stockholders hist Populating Hie Great Plains. a chance to get the lumber piles & S E had no special significance their investment. Jacob Ritchie of Drain was a greatly enlarged and improved. g o v e r n m e n t t o it m i » t i o \ k K an started. The second planer will he that they wero not going to buy visitor in town Wednesday on hi* W IN D M IL L S s.\VKI> T H U DAY. Geo. Comer is a lover of Oregon, s a s underflow Some of the piouc 'is tenaciously way to Wendling to work. Mr. and a firm believer in its progress. couuected up this week, and at that road nor any of the mines in (Juy K llio t Mitchell. Ritchie is an old man, and has been He does all lie can to interest people tached to the blower, and put right Bohemia, but were merely accept The very mention of homo build hung on to their bon .< ■ and when a resident of Douglas county for Hi in settling here, and is gradually to work. It is hoped that enough ing an invitation of Mr. Wood to ing iu western Kansas at 1 Ne the ditches failed they mu ! wells a run up his line- in braska will call u]> painful ter ill r- and irrigated small tracts from years, and has lived in Oregon gathering around here all his rela material will be had to run the take since ’52, and is hale and hearty tives and friends from his old home. planers night and day. The Sagi speaking of the great amount of tions today in more than one house wiudmills. The yields from these and able to do a day’s work with On Wednesday his uncle, W. W. naw mill is shipping lumber here to work being done on the S P lines hold in New England. The «iis-as small ditches were phenomenal and he dressed every day. At present this year, he said that to complete any man Comer and his family, and Mr. Co 43 men are employed at the mill in such work, changing to such heavy Irons attempt of years back to in sufficed to tide many of the farmers Farms habit and farm these semi de-seit over the years of drought. Mrs. Lydia various positions. W..C. Conner is seriously consid mer's grandmother, equipment as they are now being | prairies lends much interest to the of id and 20 acres in gardens and ering buying himself on automobile. Comer, all arrived from IJraiuerd, equipped, meant years of hard work, ! first government irrigation works orchards and irrigated from wells Whether or not he has made the Minn, and are now visiting with J. and vast sums of money, us every to be located in the Great I’l tins now support whole fainili> in com North Fairview. necessary funds out of tbe Bazaar M. Comer at Divide, but will set change necessitates other changes; region— the Garden City project. fort. Systematic irrigation of this tle here in town and make this J E. S. Holderrmin has been work with the heavier engines and cars, in the short time he has been run ¡Contracts will be let in May and! kind not only embraces intensive Mr. • ing on the North Fairview for some ning it or not, he does net sav, but their permanent residence. heavier rails and steel bridges on [the work will doubtless he com cultivation, small farms and or Comer is greatly pleased to see his ; time and has just come to town for massive foundation, better r rail he has mad a success of his store, and each day is gaining more trade. old grandmother, nnd says she is i a rest after a season of hard woik. way. The fact that Cottage Grove pleted in time for irrigation in the chards, but it increases and specia lizes production, calliug into play He is looking for more store room, ns strong and well as she ever was, I He saya that they are working ou a would shortly need more sidetrack, i spring of 11 * 07. the educated brain and th" trained Usual interest attaches to this which is saying a good deal. fine vein of heavily oxidized ore, so as to increase his stock. in view of all the work that was project not alone because it is the' hand and massing cultivators into which carries good values. He J. R. Thompson and wife are fix Henry Ireland Forest Supervisor , brought in quite a sack of samples being worked up in this locality [first which involves pumping from hightly organized communities. now, was mentioned and Mr. Bucke- j underground sources but because it ing over the building on Main under Mr. Bartrum at Roseburg is with him to have assayed The well iu Kansas has been the While Street next M. Blond,s and will ^ in town for a few days on business, I they are working steadily they have ley said that was being gradually | is believed that it« successful ope - m"st potent factor in c stablisning move their furnishings from the 1 and when the editor spoke of Cot not worked through the hanging worked out all along the line, that ation will usher in a new era for the a number of the best communities Cottage Grove hotel there. The tage Grove’s protest against the j wall yet, but it is the intention to go such extensions had to be made. 1 Great Plains. The importance of j in the State. These facts are re Railroad officials do not often | this project is moie fully realized! cited to explain why the Garden building is being thoroughly clean opening of 50,000 acres in the re- ■ ahead nnd thoroughly develop the ed, repapered and altered to make serve for settlement and of Mr. | vein they are now on. It is the in- waste time or. ceremonies when when it is remembered that the di- Cit\ project is attracting a public it comfortable. A large dining Bean's reply iti the Eugene Gnard the intention to handle this ore work is at band and the trip of the j vision of the United .States known inUicst greater than would follow room will face the street. Addi telling of the great areas on the through the Crystal mill during the S P officials may have more signifi ns the Great Plains comprises "00, k the construction of a project of tins tional sleeping rooms will he had McKenzie that were good for settle- 1 summer. The Crystal will be op cance than it might ordinarily ap I 000 square miles or over one quar kind in other sections ot the west. ment in the reserve, Mr. Ireland erated this summer on its own ores, pear. t e r of the total area of the whole The water lor this prop ot mud. he over H. Yenske's. said ‘ ‘Where is that land.” He as well as on the North Fairview country. Over a vast portion of recovered from t h e underflow County Clerk E. U. Fee is further snid that be had been all ores, and will do considerable work Reduced Round Trip Excursion this region the settlers arc few and waters of the Arkansas Ynlloy putting in private water plant at over tbe reserve ami there was not elsewhere. L. Gleason, watchman Rates. far apart. It is the “ short-grasB” which bo iu gravel deposits ex st- Eugene. He is not willing to enough land fit for settlement in the at the property is in town for a few Round trip passenger rates Chi country and is today furnishing ing below the 1 cd of the river. 'Iho trust the health of his family to any reseave for any body to bother with days layoff. cago to Portland and return, via forage and grazing for great herds plans of the government provide for other plant since he has had so direct line will be $75.00 an t from and flocks. West of the 100th the sinking of s< \. ral hundred wolls much sickness this year. He is From all the information we -an get, when the government looks meridan the climate belongs io the from which the water will bo Missouri Jtiver points $*'«0.00. putting a well down with a steel For Sale or Trade. into the matter the reserve will These tickets will be on sale daily semi-arid region and general (arm pumped and discharge . into a col casing 40 feet through lied rock, stand just the way it is, aud be A good work team of horses in commencing June island continu ing without irrigation is not suc lecting conduit. These well» will and with a 3 h p. gasoline engine only opened for tbe sale of timber exchange for cattle. Apply A. ing until Sept 15th with final re- cessful except in years of unusual lie scattered along a line nearly fivq forcing the water into a 1500 gal that should be cut to prevent deter Bigelow five miles ea*t of Cottage I turn limit of October 31st. and timely rainfall, The history oj mile* long. lon tank, high enough to give a Continued next week, ioration. this section has been matked by a ^ J . M. IaiiAU, Grove. good pressure. Th e Togs For the Togger at “The Toggery” Larrvm Co’s . = dde to measure n . ade ¡0 fit ade to wear yothes Wynne Hdw. Co. Hot-Breads Light and Sweet R O YA L BAKING POWDER o u r t